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RE 40-00- Alain Prost’s car at the 1983 United States Grand Prix at Long Beach
- Used almost exclusively by Alain Prost for private testing on the world’s greatest circuits
- One of the most accomplished Renault single-seaters of the period
 
The first Renault single-seater with a carbon fibre bodyshell, the RE 40 was a particularly accomplished design and enabled Renault to enjoy its best ever season! Alain Prost finished second in the 1983 World Championship, narrowly missing out on the title.

This outstanding result was based on the expertise the French firm had built up in turbocharging, a technology of which it had an excellent command and which allowed it to obtain – depending on how the engine was set up – peak power of 650–750bhp from the twin-turbo V6, at more than 11,000rpm.
 
This car, one of the seven RE40s produced by Renault Sport, of which six have stayed with Renault Sport since they were built, made a major contribution to this success, as ...